Dr. Catherine Franssen

I communicate everyday neuroscience- often about pumpkin spice and stress management (though rarely together).

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

Holiday stress management... https://t.co/sEDaj1kywB

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

Are you a Type A? This season we recognize those Scrooge-like behaviors, and we think about how to balance them in our lives. Reposting an article I wrote for HuffPost about the neuroscience of greed and gratitude. https://t.co/y1TEDVzWdJ

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

I really enjoyed talking about entrepreneurship and resilience with a wonderful group this morning. #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek #Entrepreneur #resilience
https://t.co/AElZf3Wp0j

[Holly Fletcher ‽ @hollyfletcher]

Starbucks has sold 500 million+ PSLs since its introduction.

I've _never_ had a PSL (+ I love coffee)

"The pumpkin spice movement is one of the most phenomenal pieces of neuromarketing that we’ve had in the past few decades." @StressProf to @thewalrus
https://t.co/HpA7zi835s

[The Decision Lab @TheDecision_Lab]

Starting the week off by answering a burning question: why do we love pumpkin spice so much? What does the PSL do to our brains to generate such enduring fervor? Neuroscientist Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf shares some insights in @TheWalrus. https://t.co/wETwlEAw1i

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

"The craze for the cozy fall flavour doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon," writes @StressProf #FirstDayofFall
https://t.co/eNh3kfT7Vz

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

Who's had their first PSL of the season? I got to write a bit about why we have this love of season and spice in #TheWalrus. https://t.co/iD4UCeItnj

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

Had a blast chatting science with my colleagues last night!

[Science Museum of Virginia @ScienceMusofVA]

Here we go! Kicking off an exciting evening at @thebyrdrva for Science on Screen! #rva

[Science Museum of Virginia @ScienceMusofVA]

Here we go! Kicking off an exciting evening at @thebyrdrva for Science on Screen! #rva

[Jeremy Hoffman @jer_science]

Whatcha doing next Tuesday (4/19)? Join a few science minds from the @ScienceMusofVA as we put "Don't Look Up" into perspective at the @thebyrdrva! Get your tickets here: https://t.co/jnvGRqFjkF

[Science Museum of Virginia @ScienceMusofVA]

Need some #MondayMotivation? We've got you covered! What do you do with a sick chemist? You try to helium, and then you try to curium, but if all else fails, you gotta barium. #NerdJoke #ScienceRocks

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

Thrilled to be a part of this meaningful evening. Join us.

[Science Museum of Virginia @ScienceMusofVA]

We're excited to celebrate Women's History Month w/ @TheNew_Theatre's presentation of "Photograph 51" by Anna Ziegler. Join us for play about Rosalind Franklin. Performance also features Q&A w/ #RVA scientists. FREE 3/24 7pm https://t.co/8Qxza0xfle

[DHH @dhh]

“Thus I was moved to retire from engaging with my social drug of choice, Twitter. After tens of thousands of tweets across more than a decade, I vowed to stop responding to – let alone arguing with – strangers in that particular thunderdome of despair.” https://t.co/njzQZ3AovA

[Science Museum of Virginia @ScienceMusofVA]

We're hiring! We're looking for curious, enthusiastic, inspiring & passionate science lovers to join our education team. We have openings for a gallery educator & astronomy educator. Get full details & apply at https://t.co/dDR1zImAeb. #rva #RVAjobs #MuseumJob #VAmuseums #VAjob

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The US will hit the ignominious number of 900,000 Covid deaths in a week, half of these occurred well after vaccines were widely available

[Scott Hadland, MD @DrScottHadland]

New study out yesterday showed daycares where kids wear masks 14% less likely to close.

Clear downside to *not* wearing masks: Risk that a class will close because of an outbreak.

Or your child will have to isolate for days.

I'm glad my son wears one.
https://t.co/FnB95ai1kH

[Improbable Research @improbresearch]

Hitchhiker’s Guide to Brain Science on Planet Earth https://t.co/631DUqqa2L #neuroscience

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

@IamEmWay @GlennYoungkin And I do recognize that we are all searching for the best way to raise our children through this and there's a lot of different factors that are essential to the equation.

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

The absolute havoc that @GlennYoungkin has wrought on every parent and educator in Virginia is hard to put into words. This article does a good job of describing the real repercussions of implementing half-baked ideas (based on anti-science rhetoric). https://t.co/wGbJnYGucP

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

@IamEmWay @GlennYoungkin Absolutely I understand. We're all searching for a sense of control amidst the chaos of these times. I just want the choice to send my kids to school in a safe environment, and I feel like that choice got ripped away from me. Doesn't feel great.

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

@IamEmWay @GlennYoungkin Here's another great source that reviews some of the data published last fall about how we know that masks in school work. https://t.co/oK1Z8guhDZ

[Dr. Catherine Franssen @StressProf]

@IamEmWay @GlennYoungkin No, that's not exactly how it works. Wearing a mask protects ourselves but it does a lot of work to protect others. Here's the funniest, and very accurate analogy.

https://t.co/jVsIbuu0FI